Hypervisor, software-defined data centre and private cloud platform certifications.
Virtualisation credentials cover the platform layer that most enterprise workloads still run on: clustering, live migration, resource scheduling, storage policies and the network virtualisation that sits beneath it.
Recent exam versions place growing emphasis on lifecycle management, software-defined networking and integrating on-premises clusters with public cloud capacity.
The associate-tier vSphere exam: virtualisation concepts, the vSphere architecture, basic administration tasks, and the tooling used to monitor a small environment.
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The flagship vSphere professional exam: installing and configuring vSphere 8, managing clusters and resources, storage and networking, lifecycle management and troubleshooting.
Free 1Y0-312 practice questions on advanced administration, provisioning and troubleshooting of virtual desktops. Study online with answers and no account required.
Free 1Y0-403 practice questions on virtual desktop architecture, requirements assessment and solution design. Study online with answers and no account required.
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Architect validates virtual infrastructure design, administration and lifecycle operations. This practice bank contains 91 source-complete questions.
The CCNP and CCIE Data Center core exam: data centre networking with Nexus and ACI, compute with UCS, storage networking, automation and data centre security.
Azure Virtual Desktop end to end: host pools and session hosts, identity and security, user profiles and app delivery with FSLogix and MSIX, then monitoring and maintenance.
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Administrator validates virtual infrastructure design, administration and lifecycle operations. This practice bank contains 59 source-complete questions.
Network virtualisation with NSX: architecture and deployment, logical switching and routing, distributed firewalling and micro-segmentation, and operating the NSX platform.
Administering VMware Cloud Foundation: the SDDC architecture, workload domain deployment, lifecycle management, and operating an integrated private cloud stack.
Running VMware workloads on public cloud: hybrid architecture, deploying and managing software-defined data centres in the cloud, and migrating workloads between them.
Server hardware and administration: installation and management, day-to-day administration, security and disaster recovery, and structured server troubleshooting.
The associate-tier vSphere exam: virtualisation concepts, the vSphere architecture, basic administration tasks, and the tooling used to monitor a small environment.
The advanced design exam: gathering requirements and constraints, producing conceptual, logical and physical designs, and justifying trade-offs against availability and cost targets.
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Multi-exam credentials in this category.
The professional data centre credential built on the DCCOR core exam, covering Nexus and ACI networking, UCS compute and storage networking.
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15 exams from 6 vendors are tagged to Virtualization. Exams appear in this category when it is either their primary focus or a substantial secondary one.
Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AZ-140) is the most common entry point. Azure Virtual Desktop end to end: host pools and session hosts, identity and security, user profiles and app delivery with FSLogix and MSIX, then monitoring and maintenance.
VMware vSphere 8.x Professional (VCP-DCV) (2V0-21.23), Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Advanced Administration (1Y0-312) and Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Assessment, Design and Advanced Configuration (1Y0-403) are the most frequently pursued in this category.
Cloud Computing
Certifications covering public cloud platforms, architecture, migration and cost management.
IT Operations & Support
Help desk, endpoint, hardware and enterprise infrastructure operations credentials.
Networking
Routing, switching, wireless, SD-WAN and cloud networking exams from vendor and neutral programmes.